Our 2022 Scholarship Scramble at Allendale Country Club was a fantastic success! We would like to thank Allendale Country Club for their help in making the day a memorable one. We would also like to thank the businesses and organizations that helped sponsor the event such as Fiber Optic Center, Southcoast EMS & STAT Dartmouth EMS, Dartmouth Building Supply, Axis Advisors, LLC, College Edge, Southcoast Financial Partners, John & Yvette Nunes, and The Jansen Family. We’d also like to thank everyone who donated a prize for our raffle, including Saraiva Enterprises, Inc for their generous prize donation for our top 3 teams. Finally, a HUGE thank you to all the volunteers who helped set the event up and helped make everything run smoothly. We’ll see you all again next year!!! (: Corey M. Ferreira)
As we approach the end of the DSMA fiscal year and our June 7th Annual meeting, it is time to hold Board elections!
All DSMA members were emailed information about nominating themselves for our elected board positions or volunteer chairperson roles. If you are a DSMA member in good standing and you did not receive the email, please contact our Nominating Chair Laura Edgcomb (lauraedgcombdsma@gmail.com).
The rules of the election will be as follows:
1. No candidate may run for more than one office. 2. All candidates must submit their names in writing on the nomination form before their names can be placed on the ballot. 3. Nomination from the floor for any office can ONLY be made if there is no nominee on the ballot as described in Article XII, Section 3. 4. Election and installation of officers shall be conducted at the Annual Meeting. 5. All ballots will be secured by the out-going nominating committee, held for 30 days and then must be destroyed. 6. No candidate is allowed to count votes.
A preliminary ballot will be posted and shared with membership 20 days prior to the election. All DSMA members in good standing are welcome to nominate themselves for any board or committee position.
The Dartmouth High Theatre Company invites you to join them for WE WILL ROCK YOU:
Thursday, June 17, at 7pm
Friday, June 18, at 7pm
Saturday, June 19, at 7pm
Enjoy this show that ultimately turns into a Queen Rock Concert from the comfort of your own home, streamed to your laptop, tablet, desktop, phone or smart TV! Tickets may be purchased online at www.dhstheatreco.com
Come and join the DSMA at Cold Stone Creamery in the Kohl’s plaza on Memorial Day, May 31 for an ice cream fundraiser!
From 12pm-9pm, Cold Stone Creamery will be donating a portion of their sales to the DSMA. So be sure to stop by for an ice cream after the parade, or your cookout.
The DSMA nomination period for the 2021/2022 Board and committee chairs is no open. All members in good standing have been sent the nomination form that must be returned to Laura Edgcomb (lauraedgcomb@dsmahome.org), our Nominations Chair.
Forms may also be turned in at the in-person DSMA meeting on Tuesday, May 11 at DHS. The meeting will be at 7 pm.
Please see the DSMA Bylaws to view all of the board and committee positions listed there for anyone interested in learning more about each position.
Thank you all for attending the DSMA golf event this past Saturday
Thanks to your generosity, we raised nearly $5000!
Thank you, Fred Saraiva and Saraiva Enterprises for graciously donating the awards for our top 3 teams!!
Also a special thanks to the sponsors of each hole.
New England Turf Management B’s Small Engine Repair Lantz Law Estate, Long-Term Care & Retirement Planning Lantz Family Insurance APC Auto Body Father & Son Landscaping Axis Advisors Baptista Automotive Symphony Music Neves Realty The O’Grady Family Camara’s Heating & Air Conditioning Services Maureen and Greg Jones Southeast Auto Glass John & Yvette Nunes RP Valois & Company BIG VALUE South Dartmouth COLLEGEedge Educational Planning and Advising
We have teamed up with Brick Pizzeria Napoletana for a delicious fundraiser! Stop by for dinner and $2.00 of every pizza purchased with be donated back to the DSMA. Please make sure to mention you are with the DSMA at checkout.
This article appeared in the Dartmouth Week by Kate Robinson – editor@dartmouthweek.net – Mar 7, 2021 . To view the original article, please click here.
Director Tom Aungst and Show Coordinator Darcie Aungst watch the performance.
The Dartmouth Indoor Percussion performs “The Web” for one of its virtual competitions at the high school gym. Photos by: Kate Robinson
Senior Caden Lisa breaks down his drum set after the show.
Members of the “unicorn rainbow penguin best friends talent passion compassion beautiful dance team” (their words) pose for a photo.
Dance team members chatting after the performance.
Dartmouth High School’s gym — home to sports victories and defeats, and even the last town-run Covid vaccine clinics — rang out on Sunday afternoon to rolling drums and crashing cymbals.
The winter indoor percussion season is in full swing, and Dartmouth’s world-class group has already made it to the semifinals to compete against six other schools in their division from across the US.
“These kids look like professionals,” noted percussion instructor and Assistant Band Director Tom Aungst. “They’re highly motivated — that’s the most impressive thing.”
Although the band normally travels to compete before massive audiences in stadiums all over the country, this year everything is a little bit different, with tournaments held virtually.
The percussion ensemble tapes their performances to send to competitions at the national and international level in three different circuits, including one based in the Netherlands.
So far they’ve made it to the semifinals of the Winter Guard International competition.
On March 7, the kids were taping a performance of “The Web,” a spider- and technology-filled show with sparkly costumes and glimmering lights, for a US Bands competition that sees more than 500 ensembles competing across 20 states.
Show Coordinator Darcie Aungst explained the theme as a double entendre.
“I just thought it would be cool, that play on the web — it’s the interweb, and also a spider’s web. You get kind of stuck to both,” she noted. “Like getting addicted to your phones…It’s very relevant now, I think.”
Aside from the empty stands, Tom said that not much else has changed.
“Basically, we’re doing exactly what we normally would do,” he said. “Except we’re not performing in person, and we’re not going anywhere. Everything is virtual.”
Students all wear masks and maintain social distancing during practices and performances, and they seem to have adapted well to safety precautions and other Covid-related issues.
“It’s going better than I thought it would,” said the percussion instructor. “We’ve had kids in and out because of Covid, but we just kept going. Kept focused.”
“We’re getting better each week,” he added. “It’s a good group. Really talented!”
Results from the semifinal rounds are expected by April 10, when the group will learn if it has moved on to the finals.
The DSMA Scholarship Golf Tournament benefits the scholarship fund for students in the music program. The event will be held in a scramble format, and we will also be offering a buffet dinner after the event for those that want to support our program but don’t golf! We will have raffle prizes, 50/50 and more, with all proceeds going to our Scholarship Fund.
Price: $110/person Dinner and Golf or $30/person Dinner only. Corporate hole sponsorships are also available for $100.
For more information or to sign up for a foursome (singles and smaller groups welcome as well!) or hole sponsorship, please view the flyer or contact: Sue Benoit. All signups and checks due by April 20th, 2021
: Corey M. Ferreira)
